Mitchell Hansen
Web Editorial Associate
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The Minnesota Timberwolves and the New York Knicks entered the past offseason in similar situations.
Both franchises were looking for a new head coach and looking to obtain players for the upcoming season.
For Minnesota, that resulted in the addition of Tom Thibodeau as head coach on April 20, followed by free agent acquisitions of Brandon Rush, Cole Aldrich, Jordan Hill and John Lucas III. The team also drafted Kris Dunn fifth overall in the NBA Draft.
For New York, it hired Jeff Hornacek as head coach on June 2 and went on to sign free agents Joakim Noah, Courtney Lee, Brandon Jennings, Marshall Plumlee and Guillermo Hernangomez, along with acquiring Derrick Rose and Justin Holiday in a trade with the Chicago Bulls.